Example sentences of "[pron] [vb mod] see [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Steve and I may see each other six times a week if we 're racing . |
| 2 | ‘ I must see this baby — ’ It was half past nine at night , the nurseries sacrosanct . |
| 3 | Do you know who I might see , I might see that girl , Michelle who lived 'cos I saw her last Thursday , she was in the classroom next to us . |
| 4 | ‘ One day , ’ Cranston grated , ‘ I 'll see that bastard hang ! ’ |
| 5 | ‘ In my lifetime , it 's unlikely that I 'll see that sort of system — the one which currently is being dismantled — back in place and in good health . |
| 6 | I 'll see these people out . ’ |
| 7 | But when having finished I switched it off again , I could see early daylight at the edges of the curtains . |
| 8 | When I drew near the village I could see two girls sitting on the parapet of the little bridge . |
| 9 | When I got used to the light I could see two men sitting grinning at me . |
| 10 | In the distance I could see two flagstaffs , one with the Union Jack fluttering , the other with the blue flag and stars of New Zealand . |
| 11 | By the light of torches I could see one policeman but he could not see me , and my pleas for help were not heeded . |
| 12 | From where I was sitting I could see one end of a cretonne-covered sofa , a table with a bowl of milky flowers on it . |
| 13 | Further down the corridor was a kitchen and across it I could see young Dennison loitering with intent outside the window . |
| 14 | My eyes shut , I could see that napkin fluttering down through the mushroom cloud . |
| 15 | I could see various expressions pass over the faces of the waiting constabulary . |
| 16 | Both he and his companion looked pale and I could see all joy had gone out of their task . |
| 17 | They were supposed to heighten our perceptions , but really I could see little difference between my ordinary vision of life , which was fantastic enough , and what the pills apparently produced , mainly a nervous sleeplessness shot through with incoherent babblings and bursts of laughter alternating with floods of tears . |
| 18 | On the hillside facing us I could see four turkey vultures scavenging in the carcass of a raccoon . |
| 19 | As I gazed out of the window I could see several groups of red deer in the distance , and in the foreground the brown ferns with clumps of heather here and there ; it was a wonderful sight . |
| 20 | Mum and Dad and Mr and Mrs Lewis entered into the spirit of the occasion but I thought I could see some sadness in Mrs Lewis 's eyes . |
| 21 | ‘ I could see some uses for it in interval or hill training , but I 'd appreciate more suggestions for speed work in the booklet . ’ |
| 22 | I could see little machines assembling on the ground all around me Then I saw some more gliders coming towards me One was in the lead . |
| 23 | I wondered if she might ever get frostbite ; I was sure I could see little crystals of ice glinting on her faint moustache . |
| 24 | I did n't even notice that , but I did notice her across the road at Mrs and know so right she 'd been there I just did n't notice where she went , but I heard the bell ring and I could see this anorak through there and me mind thought Mrs , perhaps it 's Mrs but then when I saw this this lady well I just did n't know what to think really . |
| 25 | I could see this condition coming upon me relentlessly from the first moment Dana cast his eyes upon me : he was another who knew how to use the power of the evil eye , almost casually , to enchant total strangers . |
| 26 | ‘ I could see this fellow as a Scottish National horse , but first we might have a crack at the ‘ John Hughes ’ , ’ said Richards . |
| 27 | you know just to wipe him down and everything in the morning , he just grabbed that and I could see this thing tipping and I went oh god no , please , because that could of been the duvet , the duvet covers |
| 28 | I could see green sleet falling straight down on a big green ambulance backed up our drive . |
| 29 | Verey lights dropped again , and I could see Big Ben . |
| 30 | I wish I could see more magazines , to give me ideas and guidance . ’ |